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FRISCO, Texas — From Tom Landry to Brian Schottenheimer.
Schottenheimer was named the 10th coach of the Dallas Cowboys on Friday and the ninth in Jerry Jones’ tenure as owner and general manager, joining Hall of Famers Landry, Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells among the team’s head coaches.
Schottenheimer replaces Mike McCarthy, who was 49-35 in the regular season and 1-3 in the postseason in five seasons with the Cowboys.
McCarthy was hired to get the Cowboys over the proverbial hump, but Dallas has the longest NFC Championship Game drought in the conference at 29 years with the Washington Commanders getting to the title game this season.
The Cowboys will turn to a first-time head coach in hopes of bringing the franchise’s sixth Super Bowl trophy — and fourth under Jones — back to Dallas.
The search that led Jones to Schottenheimer, 51, did not include any big-name interviews, though he did have a discussion with Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, the University of Colorado head coach. The Cowboys interviewed Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier.
Taking a closer look, Cowboys reporter Todd Archer answers four big questions about the hiring, including what comes next. National reporter Jeremy Fowler dishes on what he’s hearing about the hire, and draft analyst Matt Miller spins it forward to the draft. Finally, analyst Ben Solak grades the hire.
What is Schottenheimer’s coaching background?
He’s a coach’s kid. His father, Marty, was head coach in Cleveland, Kansas City,…
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